Final Jeopardy: Films of the 1990s (5-13-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/13/2026) in the category “Films of the 1990s” was:
In French, this 1993 film is called “Un jour sans fin”
5x champ Tristan Williams, a data scientist orig. from Lincoln, NE, has punched his ticket to the next Tournament of Champions and won $103,499 in the process. In Game 6, he takes on: Bridget Palmer, a university teacher originally from Beaverton, OR; and Kyle Li, a software engineer from Saratoga, CA.
Round 1 Categories: A Saturday Night Fever – The “G.B.”s – The Celebrity’s Favorite Team – Word Puzzles – Cave Dwelling – Subway Art & Culture
Laurel found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The ‘G.B.’s” under the $400 clue on the 19th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $8,400, $7,000 more than Bridget in second place. Tristan bet $4,400 and he was RIGHT.
On June 3, 1875, 3 months after the premiere of his opera set in Seville, heart issues killed this Frenchman at 36 show
Tristan finished in the lead with $14,600. Bridget was in second place with $2,000. Kyle was last with $1,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Polish History – It’s in the Book – People Getting Together – ____, ____ & ____ – Words of Assortment – That Song Is Quite Commercial
Tristan got the first Daily Double in “People Getting Together” under the $1,600 clue on the 8th pick. He was in the lead with $19,400 now, $13,800 more than Bridget in second place. Tristan bet $4,400 and tried re-baptism. That was WRONG.
In 1916 Billy Sunday drew 65,000 in Boston to one of these meetings, so called because they reawaken Christians’ faith & enthusiasm show
Tristan got the last Daily Double in “Words of Assortment” under the $1,600 clue on the 10th pick of the round. In the lead with $15,000, he had $9,400 more than Bridget in second place. Tristan bet $2,000 and guessed spice. That was WRONG.
Familiar to fans of “Dune”, This French word meaning “mixture” refers to a jumble of different things show
Tristan finished in the lead with a runaway $20,200. Bridget was in second place with $4,000. Kyle was last with negative $2,200 and out of the game at this point. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants left in Final Jeopardy! got it right.
WHAT IS “GROUNDHOG DAY”?
Bill Murray starred as Phil Connors in “Groundhog Day” (1993), a man caught in a time warp, doomed to relive a day that he has been hating on for 4 years. That’s February 2nd, and Connors must spend every day with Punxsutawney Phil or find a way to get out of it.
The groundhog (aka woodchuck and whistlepig) is a member of the species known as marmots. Many foreign languages don’t have a specific translation for groundhog, so when retitling “Groundhog Day”, other countries either went with marmot in their language, or a phrase about a day that never ends. France’s title, “Un jour sans fin” literally means “A day without end”. In French Canada, they went with “Le jour de la marmotte”, or “The day of the marmot”. IMDB has a list of all foreign language titles under Release dates
Bridget got it right. She bet it all and doubled her score to $8,000.
Tristan thought it was Braveheart. (France’s title was …. wait for it … Braveheart!) He lost $10,000 but won the game with the remaining $10,200. Tristan’s 6-day total is $113,699.
A triple stumper from each round:
A SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER ($800) Maybe I’ll curl up & read this Michael Crichton novel about an infection from space that wipes out an Arizona town; on second thought…
____, ____ & ____ ($1200) In a fantastical poem by Eugene Field, they sailed off in a wooden shoe
2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “19th CENTURY LITERARY CHARACTERS”
John Elwes, a millionaire Member of Parliament who would go to bed before dusk to save on candles, inspired this character show
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